Cleveland Museum of Art
Saint John the Baptist
Giulio CampagnolaLinkedCulture matchlcp-ea82d1bbb425
- Date
- c. 1505
- Medium
- engraving
- Culture
- Italy, 16th century
- Department
- Prints
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Object ID
- 114642
From the Cleveland Museum of Art record
Slender and weathered from preaching in the wilderness where he lived on locusts and wild honey, John the Baptist carries a bowl of water, symbolizing his role as the baptizer of Christ. In this print, Campagnola combined engraved lines with his innovative stipple technique, in which tiny dots softly shade the surface of the saint’s body and produce the hazy atmosphere of the rustic landscape. The small bowl held by the saint signifies his role as baptizer of Christ.
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- Credit line
- Dudley P. Allen Fund
- Provenance
- Ives | ?–1934: (Goodman-Walker, Inc., Boston, MA), sold to The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH | October 16, 1934–: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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